Hull. December 1978. The Winter of Discontent. Rubbish rots on the streets and picket lines block the factory gates. Feeling betrayed by the Labour government, a community battens down the hatches and prepares to fight. Britain’s future hangs in the balance – and by summer, nothing will ever be the same again.
Meanwhile, on Arthur Street, Mam is dying, Dad can’t cope and no-one dares tell him that Mark doesn’t want to be a truck driver…
This is the world premiere of a new play by Finborough's Playwright-in-Residence James Graham.